BJP`s main base in Karnataka is tons of money: Sharad Yadav

Bangalore: JD(U) Chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday alleged that money-power plays key part in elections in Karnataka and some other states and did not refrain from attacking its NDA ally BJP in the poll-bound southern state.
Speaking after releasing his party`s manifesto for the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka, Yadav said "money-bags hijack democracy" in this state, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

In these states, releasing of manifestoes by major political parties is just a "ritual". "Thereafter money fights, tons of money," he said.

JD(U), which is not in alliance with BJP in Karnataka, has fielded 115 candidates in the elections to the 224-member Assembly. The party`s base has eroded over the years and it didn`t have a single MLA in the outgoing Assembly.